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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






2. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






3. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






4. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






5. What function is vitamin A?






6. What is the function of vitamin C?






7. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






8. When does BMR increase?






9. What function is vitamin D?






10. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






11. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






12. When does BMR decrease?






13. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






14. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






15. What are healthy sources of fats?






16. The higher the BMR a client has --






17. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






18. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






19. What type of people need extra protein?






20. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?






21. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






22. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






23. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






24. Sources of fats






25. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






26. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






27. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






28. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






29. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






30. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






31. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






32. What is normal albumin levels?






33. What is normal BMI?






34. Name six sources of grains






35. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






36. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






37. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






38. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






39. How many calories/gram is protein?






40. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






41. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






42. What foods have high quality protein?






43. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






44. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






45. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






46. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






47. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






48. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






49. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






50. Fats can lead to some medical problems